‘Dog Power’ Named Best Film by Vancouver Film Critics – The Hollywood Reporter
The Vancouver Film Critics Association named Jane Campion’s The power of the dog is its international best feature in 2021.
Campion’s Season Candidate Beats in Best Picture Contest Sian Heder’s Sundance Hits CODA and Kenneth Branagh’s Belfast. Netflix’s The power of the dog stars Benedict Cumberbatch as Montana rancher Phil Burbank and scores 12 leading nominations at the upcoming Oscars.
Film critics in Vancouver also named Sand dunes director Denis Villeneuve won best director, while Adam McKay and David Sirota won best screenplay for their work. Don’t look up. And in the acting category, Andrew Garfield won Best Actor for his work in Clap, Clap… Boom!and Olivia Colman received the best actress crown for her star in turn The Lost Daughter.
Elsewhere, Troy Kotsur won the best supporting actor award for his role in CODAin which he played the deaf fisherman Frank Rossi, and Ann Dowd won the best supporting actress trophy for her performance in Fran Kranz’s composite drama. Block.
In the Canadian film categories, the big winner was Michael McGowan All my Puny sadnessa television series starring Alison Pill as a struggling novelist trying to help her wonderful sister (Sarah Gadon) recover from a recent suicide attempt.
The full list of winners follows:
International categories:
Best pictures
The power of the dog
Best Director
Denis Villeneuve, Sand dunes
Best script
Adam McKay and David Sirota, Don’t look up
Best Leading Actor
Andrew Garfield, Clap, Clap… Boom!
Best Actress
Olivia Colman, Daughter is gone
Best Supporting Actor
Troy Kotsur, CODA
Best Supporting Actress
Ann Dowd, Block
Best Documentary
Escape
Best foreign language movies
World’s ugliest person
Canadian film catalog
Best pictures
All my Puny sadness
Best Director
Danis Goulet, Night Raiders
Best script
Michael McGovern, All my Puny sadness
Best Leading Actor
Daniel Doheny, Drink water
Best Actress
Alison Pill, All my Puny sadness
Best Supporting Actor
Joshua Odjick, Wild times
Best Supporting Actress
Sarah Gadon, All my Puny sadness
Canada’s Best Documentaries
Kimmapiiyipitssini: Meaning of Empathy
Best British Columbia Films
Portrait from the fire
One to see
Trevor Mack, Portrait from the fire